Taichung City Second Market－Taichung Tourism

Introduction

The 100-year-old Taichung City Second Market is located on Sanmin Road and Taiwan Boulevard. It was a place of pricy extravagant merchandise in the Japanese colonial period.
The center of the market is marked by a historic hexagon architecture. In early times, it was an important market where daily commodities were gathered and distributed. Due to the wide variety of goods, vendors were placed in different sections in the hexagon layout.
The Second Market is also a place where you can find delicious local food of Taichung. Some of the iconic traditional deliciousness that can be traced back to generations ago include braised pork belly with rice, white jute, mushroom and meat soup, black tea, noodles, etc. Any food vendor you find in the market is probably a gourmet-certified eatery. It is the place to visit for some traditionally flavored Taichung snacks.

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18 Friends getaway

kwchiang001
Trip Type:
Solo travel
Good food good price good localized experience
2019-11
You will find very localized Taiwan food at a very cheap price. The taste and flavor may not be something very fantastic, but is the overall experience
AeroSwissTW
Trip Type:
Solo travel
Fantastic and clean traditional market!
2019-09
One of my favorite markets in Taichung, named Taichung's Second Market, is easily accessible with public transport, surrounded by historical buildings and local businesses, and has a wonderful...
G2Kpauly
Trip Type:
Solo travel
Fairly small
2019-09
I enjoyed my walk through this market at lunchtime yesterday. I gotta sit and enjoy some nice noodles cheap and then a cold mango slurpie drink. Just follow the locals but then there's some poor...
fandyadh7230
Trip Type:
Family
Traditional market
2019-06
Visit this market in the morning. Clean traditional market. Good place to try local dishes at lower prices.
neilhassall
Trip Type:
Limited appeal / small market
2019-02
I’n not really sure what all the fuss is about - it is quite a small market, limited in what it sells and not as good as others I’ve been to in Taiwan. We visited at around 2pm on a Tuesday afternoon...

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